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The 'African Footballer of the Year' award, presented to the best African football (soccer) player each year, has been conferred by the Confederation of African Football since 1992. An earlier ''African Footballer of the Year'' Golden Ball award was given out between 1970 and 1994 by ''France Football'' magazine. The changes resulted in parallel Golden Ball awards given out to Abedi Pelé and George Weah in 1993 and 1994 respectively by the magazine. ''France Football'' discontinued the election from 1995 after the 'European' Ballon d'Or - also awarded by the magazine, had been opened to all players in the European leagues[1].[1]
The 2006 finalists were Didier Drogba of Côte d'Ivoire, Michael Essien of Ghana, and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon. The winner announced at the CAF Awards ceremony on March 1, 2007 in Accra, Ghana was Didier Drogba.[2]
The award by ''France Football'' magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994. The award was discontinued in 1995 after the European Footballer of the Year (''Ballon d'or'') was opened to players of non-European nationality, the award being given to George Weah that year. It had already been replaced by an official award given out by the Confederation of African Football since 1992.
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★ Known as DR Congo since 1997.''
★ '3' Eto'o, Ayew Pelé, Weah
★ '2' N´Kono, Milla, Kanu, Diouf
★ '1' Kalusha Bwalya, Keita, Sunday, Souleymane, Bwanga, Moukila, Faras, Dhiab, Razak, Manga-Onguené, Belloumi, Al-Khatib, Abega, Timoumi, Zaki, Madjer, Yekini, Amunike, Weah, Ikpeba, Hadji, Mboma, Drogba
★ '3' Canon Yaoundé, Olympique Marseille
★ '2' FC Barcelona, RCD Mallorca, AS Monaco, Asante Kotoko
★ '1' AC Parma, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, RC Lens, Deportivo La Coruña, Internazionale F.C., Sporting CP, Vitória Setúbal, Milan AC, Cercle Brugge, RCD Español, FC Porto, AS Saint-Etienne, Hafia Conakry, TP Mazembe, CARA Brazzaville, SC Chabab Mohammedia, Espérance Tunis, GCR Mascara, Al-Ahly, Toulouse FC, FAR Rabat, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC
★ FIFA World Player of the Year
★ European Footballer of the Year
★ Asian Footballer of the Year
★ Oceania Footballer of the Year
★ Onze d'Or
★ World Soccer Magazine
1. African Player of the Year
2. "CAF names trio on award shortlist" ''BBC News Online''
★ A book of an Italian publisher about African football
The 2006 finalists were Didier Drogba of Côte d'Ivoire, Michael Essien of Ghana, and Samuel Eto'o of Cameroon. The winner announced at the CAF Awards ceremony on March 1, 2007 in Accra, Ghana was Didier Drogba.[2]
| Contents |
| Winners - CAF award (1993-) |
| Winners - ''France Football'' award (1970-1994) |
| Wins by country |
| Wins by player |
| Wins by club |
| See also |
| References |
| External links |
Winners - CAF award (1993-)
Winners - ''France Football'' award (1970-1994)
The award by ''France Football'' magazine was awarded to the best African footballer between 1970 and 1994. The award was discontinued in 1995 after the European Footballer of the Year (''Ballon d'or'') was opened to players of non-European nationality, the award being given to George Weah that year. It had already been replaced by an official award given out by the Confederation of African Football since 1992.
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Wins by country
| Player | First place | Second place | Third place | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 10 | 7 | 8 |
| 2 | Ghana | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| 4 | Morocco | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Liberia | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Algeria | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 | Senegal | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Ivory Coast | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 9 | Zaire ★ | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Guinea | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | Egypt | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Togo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Zambia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Tunisia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| = | Mali | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| = | Congo-Brazzaville | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Chad | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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★ Known as DR Congo since 1997.''
Wins by player
★ '3' Eto'o, Ayew Pelé, Weah
★ '2' N´Kono, Milla, Kanu, Diouf
★ '1' Kalusha Bwalya, Keita, Sunday, Souleymane, Bwanga, Moukila, Faras, Dhiab, Razak, Manga-Onguené, Belloumi, Al-Khatib, Abega, Timoumi, Zaki, Madjer, Yekini, Amunike, Weah, Ikpeba, Hadji, Mboma, Drogba
Wins by club
★ '3' Canon Yaoundé, Olympique Marseille
★ '2' FC Barcelona, RCD Mallorca, AS Monaco, Asante Kotoko
★ '1' AC Parma, Liverpool FC, Arsenal FC, RC Lens, Deportivo La Coruña, Internazionale F.C., Sporting CP, Vitória Setúbal, Milan AC, Cercle Brugge, RCD Español, FC Porto, AS Saint-Etienne, Hafia Conakry, TP Mazembe, CARA Brazzaville, SC Chabab Mohammedia, Espérance Tunis, GCR Mascara, Al-Ahly, Toulouse FC, FAR Rabat, Paris Saint-Germain, Chelsea FC
See also
★ FIFA World Player of the Year
★ European Footballer of the Year
★ Asian Footballer of the Year
★ Oceania Footballer of the Year
★ Onze d'Or
★ World Soccer Magazine
References
1. African Player of the Year
2. "CAF names trio on award shortlist" ''BBC News Online''
External links
★ A book of an Italian publisher about African football
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